astigmatism?

Mrs.EMS

We went  for our  9 month well baby check up yesterday and the dr. said she MAY have an astigmatism. They will check again in 6 months. I was so shocked that I had no idea what to ask and how to react... anyone have any suggestions or expiences before i follow up and take some action....

NeverEnoughTime

As far as I know astigmatism is very normal and common.  I have had it my whole life. They make contacts for people with astigmatism. I am just too cheap to buy them.

Totally not a big deal.

komurphy

My son was diagnosed with an astigmatism a few months ago.  The ped. ophthalmologist wasn't concerned and told us to come back in a year for a check up (we were in getting his eyes checked for a different reason).  She also told me that astigmatisms tend to run in families.  My mom, sisters and I all have bad astigmatisms so I guess it does in our family.

Mrs.EMS

komurphy:

My son was diagnosed with an astigmatism a few months ago.  The ped. ophthalmologist wasn't concerned and told us to come back in a year for a check up (we were in getting his eyes checked for a different reason).  She also told me that astigmatisms tend to run in families.  My mom, sisters and I all have bad astigmatisms so I guess it does in our family.

Neither one of us have it or at least not yet?... no one we have in our family has it... we will wait and see i guess

oandmplus1

Astigmatism is the one thing my DD does not have wrong with her eye! I wouldn't worry too much, in the scheme of things, it is pretty minor.

My DD wears glasses (as you can see), and so do two of her little friends (they are 5 months and 7.5 months old), all for different reasons. My DD also wears a contact in one eye due to cataract surgery as a newborn.

 Astigmatism is pretty common, and even if she has to wear glasses , lots of younger kids wear them now. And the good news is, it isn't detrimental to her health and it wont really change her quality of life!

 I know how hard it is to hear anything may be wrong (no matter what it is), but she will be just fine.

drpayne

It's really not a big deal. It's not a disease. It's just a refractive error like near- or farsightedness. It just means that the eye isn't perfectly spherical. Most people have a little bit of astigmatism.